THE MEDIA
Alternative Media Alternative Music (AMAM)
*E-mail regional music promotion list
This is another list I run. Most commonly we help bands set up out of town
shows and places to stay. Send email to [email protected]
with the Subject: "subscribe" to subscribe to the list. - Joel
The Blitz:
*Biggest disappointment for a "local band" radio show:
Geez, they skip over so much cool local stuff that'd fit in with their
format, but they play trite shit like Head Dizzy. And Steve Hammond seems to
think that Nurse Rachet is the greatest thing since Terrible Ted Nugent.
So he's buddies with 'em, so what? Their songs still suck. He ("The
Gate Keeper") is so damn egotistical anyway. - JD Kimple
CD 101
*Mainstream Alternative radio
When 101 came on the air, it introduced semi-alternative music to Columbus.
A few years later it still plays alternative stuff, but to a much lesser
extent; and it's a much less alternative fare. Pretty safe stuff mixed with
something best described as adult alternative pop/folk. Nothing too
experimental or outrageous. Then again, even the original play list was
rather tame. DJ Andy Man does his bit to promote local music at 10pm, and I
appreciate it, but I'd like to see it mixed with the regular programing
too. And I'm a big Mary Adam 12 fan, but there's enough other decent stuff
around that MA12 doesn't have to be featured every week! - Joel
Columbus Alive
*Worst excuse for an Alternative weekly
CA started losing it during the bankruptcy thing. Then the Guardian came to
town and lured many CA staffers away. Ever since, the paper seems to be
struggling to stay alive. The calendar is horrible, full of mistakes and
listings from previous weeks or even months. The music coverage can be O.K.
but it's very sporadic and either talks down to or over the head of the
reader. Other times the paper just seems to be very unprofessional. The
colored centerfold adult section was one of the worst/cheesiest ideas I've
ever seen -- but that's probably a big chunk of CA's income. - Joel
The Columbus Guardian
*Above average Alternative weekly
Since it's first issue, the Guardian has had some dark foreboding cloud
hanging over it -- at least for me. Maybe it was the KKK leader on cover.
Maybe it's the high level of gray and black space. Maybe it's the sometimes
dark humor in the staff descriptions ... The music descriptions can be a bit
plain and non-offensive. Though the music stories seem very investigative in
nature, the reviewers just don't seem to get to the realities -- paraphrasing
press releases comes off that way too. The best thing about the calendar is
that they cover a week plus a day in each issue, so you don't have to wait
until Thursday to know what's up Thursday. The day-by-day format is nice,
but the entries can be a bit hard to read. - Joel
Columbus Tour Website
*Have you seen our Columbus Tour website yet? If you haven't, check
it out: http://www.infinet.com/~markg/columbus.html. The stuff from (Mark
G. and Mary-Margaret Faith) is (largely) from the site. - Mark G.
The Greater Columbus Freenet
*Free public link to the Information Superhighway
You've heard about it, the internet, e-mail, newsgroups, gopher servers and
more. Get access to it a good portion of the highway for free. Go to your
local Columbus area public Library and pick up an application. - Joel
In Your Ear, Ear Candy and other ACTV Music shows
*Local music video programs on public access cable station ACTV 2
In Your Ear is a locally produced half-hour music video and talk show airing
on the Columbus public access cable station ACTV 21. Each show features
musicians, bands, and others in the industry talking about their music,
upcoming records, cd's and cassettes, and performances. In Your Ear also has
music videos done in a studio or on location, live studio performances and
from time to time the In Your Ear crew can be seen at local events for
documentary shows such as band competitions, Comfest, Stache's Christmas
TrashFest and a documentary taped at the 1994 Columbus Music Awards.
If you would like more information on how you or your band can appear on In
Your Ear or have cd's, cassettes, and/or music videos that you would like to
appear on ACTV write or send promotional materials to:
Jerri Shafer, Producer 614-292-4063 day
In Your Ear / EarCandy 614-262-4328 eve
P.O. Box 3518 614-292-9021 fax
Columbus, Ohio 43210
- Jerri Shafer
The Independent
*Only College Student run biweekly I wrote for
The paper started out strong. Exit many of the founders strongly against the
Lantern's prior review policy. That and being so late so often that people
aren't even sure when or if it's coming out -- or even still in existence --
and it goes downhill. It claims to be Central Ohio's College newspaper --
95% of the focus is on and by OSU types. I enjoyed writing the largely non-
sensical band descriptions for the calendar -- plus I found out what was
going on sooner that most. Now it's a standard calendar that misses a lot.
The new Making the Scene is pretty cool, when they run it. Can ya tell Chris
is just hanging out to get the scoop? And Brian Varney is a great CD
reviewer. Better copy editing could always help. - Joel
The Live Shows List
*Electronic music & dance calendar for the OSU area
Yep, CRINGE is an offshoot of this e-mail list. It's in a neat, fairly easy
to read grid format with descriptions if space, time and I allow. Send me e-
mail if yer interested. There's more info in the front of CRINGE too. - Joel
Moo
*Best local rag for music stuff:
Much better than (The Edge) it's predecessor (did I spell that right?) (does
anyone care?). - JD Kimple
*Cowtown-based OHIO alternative music monthly
From the remains of the majorly locally focused THE EDGE, rose MOO. It's not
so locally focused, including only one or two Ohio bands per issue on
average. Lots of "cool" band members write for it. The layout and
graphics could be worked on. Most of the stories are good, but some have a
factor of rebel pretension and smugness that bothers me. - Joel
The Other Paper
*Best Alternative Paper
Two years ago I would have probably said worst, but things change. The music
coverage is the most extensive, in depth, varied, and real. The only real
problem is that it still seems John Petric may have reviewed a few things he
didn't actually see. But the calendar makes the most sense, is the most
accurate and is the easiest to read. - Joel
Q-FM-96
*Classic rock and it's siblings radio
When I was younger, this was the coolest station in town. QFM was more album
oriented back in those days. That means they played non-single album tracks
to some extent. It even played a few local groups (Rosie, the Muffs, Money,
Willie Phoenix, McGuffey Lane and Spittin' Image). In fact, QFM used to have
all night album replays -- 6 or so albums were played in their entirety over
night. Then there was Dr. Demento and the King Biscuit Flower Hour. All
that special programming has changed. It's basically just a classic rock/
rock station now -- which means they still have largely the same play list as
10 or 15 years, plus newer popular harder rock. - Joel
_______________________________________________________________________________
CONTRIBUTORS:
Josh Hochman ([email protected])
James R Ebright ([email protected])
Mark G. ([email protected])
sweaty pat ([email protected])
JD Kimple ([email protected])
Aaron "Wonko" Albert ([email protected])
John P. Romeo ([email protected])
Dawn Yount ([email protected])
Mary-Margaret Faith (via Mark G.)
Jerri Shafer ([email protected])
Joel ([email protected])
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Terence Concannon for the name CRINGE
Stephanie Stein for editing and proofing
John Lennon (really!) for editing, proofing and officiating the drawing
DRAWING (from a hat) WINNER:
Drum roll please ... Mark G. will get some neat free music stuff.
FINAL STATEMENT
Though the response was not what I had hoped for, I think we're going to do
this again. Right now I'll set a deadline for the next CRINGE survey for
MARCH 31. I hope to put it out in April. Those of you who didn't get in
this time (and there were a few of you), ya get another chance! Also, Jerri
Shafer e-mailed me about creating a band directory/contact sheet. This may
be part of the next CRINGE ... Jerri and I willing. Have fun, Joel
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